Airbnb’s Laura Langone takes charge at RIMS for 2020
US-based risk management association RIMS has announced that Laura Langone will lead the society as president for the 2020 term, effective 1 January.
Ms Langone is head of insurance operations at Airbnb, based in San Francisco. She has been a member of RIMS for 22 years and joined its board of directors in 2016. Ms Langone held many board positions with the RIMS Silicon Valley chapter, including serving as president for four years. She also volunteered on several RIMS committees and chaired the society’s Enterprise Risk Management Committee in 2015.
Before joining Airbnb, Ms Langone was the head of insurance and risk management at PayPal and Juniper Networks. She has been in the risk management profession for more than 20 years and was also director of risk management and assistant treasurer, Genentech; west coast life science leader, Marsh; director of risk management, Oracle Corporation; and insurance defense practice member at law firm Gordon & Rees.
“Today’s risk professional can’t afford to be complacent,” said Ms Langone. “While the world around us evolves, especially with the introduction of new technologies, we must be ready to embrace different perspectives, different strategies and dare ourselves to be different.”
She added: “Stepping outside of our comfort zone can be intimidating, but those who are ready for the challenge will find greater opportunities to strengthen their risk programmes and elevate their careers. I am beyond excited to serve as RIMS 2020 president and to help ensure this global risk management community offers the tools, resources and support that allows us all to dream bigger, aim higher and be different.”
Ms Langone will be joined on the board of RIMS by vice-president Ellen Dunkin – senior vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer, Amalgamated Life Insurance Company; treasurer Patrick Sterling – senior director, legendary people and risk, Texas Roadhouse; and association secretary Jennifer Santiago – assistant vice-president and university risk officer, Penn State University.
New board members are Twane Duckworth, chief of risk management, City of Jacksonville; and Tina Gardiner, manager, risk management services, The Regional Municipality of York (Ontario).
